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Trump Signs AI Safety Order for Voluntary Model Testing: The order requests AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for government testing up to 30 days before public release. Link

Congress Weighs Limits on Military and Domestic AI Uses: Lawmakers are considering measures that would restrict certain military applications of AI and ban domestic surveillance uses, reflecting growing concern over high-stakes deployment. Link

DOE and ERCOT Work on AI Data Center Grid Rules: The Department of Energy is collaborating with ERCOT to build operating frameworks for AI campuses with highly variable electricity demand. The effort is aimed at protecting grid reliability as power-hungry AI facilities expand. Link

Commerce Department Acknowledges Export Control Lapses on AI Chips to China: The Commerce Department has admitted that American firms may have sold high-end chips to China for over a year without proper enforcement of AI export controls, according to recent guidance issued on May 31. Link

States

Byron Donalds Breaks With Trump on AI Regulation: Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds is diverging from Trump on AI policy as the state intensifies its legal fight with OpenAI, highlighting fractures in Republican tech governance. Link

Florida Emerges as a Red-State Testing Ground for AI Policy: Lawmakers in Florida are advancing lawsuits, legislation, and campaign messaging around AI, turning the state into a major arena for conservative tech regulation. Link

Maryland Bans Surveillance Pricing, Pressuring AI Grocery Pricing Models: Maryland’s new law prohibiting surveillance pricing could reshape how retailers use AI to personalize or adjust grocery prices. Link

Oracle and OpenAI Back Major AI Data Center Buildout in Michigan: The companies are supporting a large new AI data center campus in Michigan, underscoring growing demand for infrastructure to power advanced AI systems. Link

AI Is Poised to Transform Antitrust Law, Michigan Expert Says: Professor Daniel Crane argues that artificial intelligence will have sweeping implications for antitrust doctrine, pointing to major regulatory challenges ahead. Link

Texas Data Center Boom Puts Water-Resilient Design in Focus: As AI-driven data center growth accelerates in Texas, developers face rising pressure to build cooling systems that can withstand water supply constraints. Link

Support Builds for New York AI Data Center Moratorium: Backers of a proposed one-year pause on AI data centers in New York say momentum is growing as concerns mount over infrastructure and community impacts. Link

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push for Data Center Transparency: Federal lawmakers in Pennsylvania are calling for more transparency and accountability in data center operations. The push reflects intensifying debate over how these facilities should be regulated. Link

Virginia Beach Weighs Ban on Large Data Centers: Virginia Beach is considering prohibiting large data centers as concerns mount over their local environmental and infrastructure impacts. The discussion signals a tougher stance on digital development at the municipal level. Link

Anthropic Expands Access to Mythos Model in 15 Countries, Including Spain: Anthropic is widening availability of its powerful Mythos model to 15 countries, a move that also raises concerns about potential global cybersecurity risks if the system is misused. Link

Essential AI Guardrails for Business Autonomy: AI agents can automate work and decision-making, but greater autonomy introduces new operational and security risks. The piece outlines seven guardrails businesses should adopt before wider deployment. Link

AI Grants Cybercriminals New Powers: Supercharged Computer Worms: Researchers at the University of Toronto demonstrated how artificial intelligence could enable hackers to create programs targeting any known flaws in the world's computer systems. Link

OpenAI Faces Pressure as Tech IPO Race Intensifies: With rivals racing to market to raise substantial funds, the focus shifts to OpenAI, once considered the flagship of the AI sector, raising questions about whether it has missed its moment in the spotlight. Link

Alphabet Enters AI Trade with $80B Stock Offering: As excitement grows around upcoming IPOs from major tech players, Alphabet has announced an $80 billion stock offering that signals its intent to compete more aggressively in the AI capital race. Link

Big Tech Looks to the Stars for AI Data Centers: As resistance to large data centers on Earth intensifies, companies like SpaceX and Google are exploring orbital infrastructure to support rising AI compute demand. Link

Meta’s AI Edge: Alexandr Wang's Challenges Ahead: Despite momentum from the Muse Spark model, questions remain about whether Alexandr Wang can help Meta close the gap with top AI rivals. Link

AI Boom Fuels Surging Home Prices in San Francisco: The city’s housing market is being reshaped by AI wealth, with multimillion-dollar bidding wars and looming IPOs pushing prices sharply higher. Link

AI's Invisible Impact: Adding Hundreds of Billions to the Economy: A new policy brief suggests AI may already be contributing hundreds of billions to the global economy, even if official statistics are not yet designed to measure it properly. Link

Investments in AI Critical for Customer Service Success, Survey Reveals: A survey of 6,500 service professionals suggests that investing in agentic AI is becoming essential for stronger customer service and broader business performance. Link

ChatGPT Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Active Users: OpenAI's ChatGPT has crossed 1 billion global monthly active app users, becoming the fastest app ever to reach this milestone, according to Sensor Tower estimates. Link

Tech Layoffs Continue Despite AI's Limited Effectiveness: Even as companies push workers out in favor of AI agents, some evidence suggests the tools still fail to produce professionally acceptable work most of the time. Link

Google's Search Overhaul: Google is radically reworking search, moving beyond the traditional blue links model in what it calls the biggest shift to the product in more than 25 years. Link

NVIDIA and Microsoft Introduce the RTX Spark Superchip: NVIDIA and Microsoft have introduced a new superchip designed to transform Windows PCs for the AI era and boost on-device AI performance. Link

Microsoft Build 2026 Announces New AI Tools for Developers: Microsoft Build 2026 featured a wave of agentic AI announcements, including the RTX Spark Dev Box, GitHub Copilot updates, and new MAI models for developers. Link